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Friday, 3 October 2025

Creative Artiste #120 October 2025

  Happy Friday....

....Welcome to a new challenge at

Creative Artiste is a monthly challenge blog for everyone who likes to mix their media. So, as long as you like to use various mediums on your creations, we'd love to see you enter the challenge.
A big Thank You to everyone who entered the challenge last month. Your projects were all wonderful and our winners have been announced on the blog.
Our theme is always
"Anything Mixed Media Goes"
We have opportunities to be a Guest Designer for all our winners.


The leaves are changing colour and spilling from the trees. I took inspiration from the rich, warm colours to create this little canvas. 

The canvas board measures 7"x 5" (18 x 13 cms). And I used one of my favourite techniques to create the Autumnal background.


1. I started by scribbling wax crayons on the canvas to give an ombre effect.
2. I then used my heat tool to melt the wax, rubbing it with a tissue to blend the colours together.
3. I used texture paste and a Tim Holtz stencil to add the flowers.
4. I created the leaf colours with Brushos and water.


I used the old Stamping Up set French Foliage to stamp the larger leaves and fussy cut them. The three smaller leaves in the front are die cut using an old Docrafts Dinky die.


I glued the arrangement of leaves onto the canvas with Prima 3D Matt Gel to give dimension and added  some rusty wire behind the leaves.

The sentiment is a Chocolate Baroque stamp on card I'd coloured with Brushos.


Now it's your turn to have fun and create your mixed media projects. You can enter our challenge as many times as you like. A full list of the rules is on the challenge blog. For more inspiration please visit the Creative Artiste Challenge Blog to see the fabulous mixed media projects created by our multi talented team.
Remember to have fun crafting and enter your "Anything Mixed Media Goes" creations in our 
October challenge. 

I have entered this project in the following challenges:

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Wednesday, 1 October 2025

Crafts Galore Encore October 2025

Back to school is going so well. All the after school clubs signed up for and a great new routine in place. Halloween planning now. 

Meanwhile .....

.... there is a new challenge starting today at

Thank you to everyone who joined in with last month's challenge. The winners have been announced on the challenge blog. This is a month long challenge and you can enter up to three times. There is a full list of rules on the challenge blog.

Our theme every month is the popular
"Anything Goes"
and our sponsor this month is:

who are offering a prize of 2 digi sets of four images to our lucky winner.

As soon as I saw these four witches from the Witch Spells set I knew I wanted to work with them. I also knew I wanted to use all four images, so I made a double fold card. 


I used a purple card from Papermania and die cut the front panel with a Spellbinder die to give it a pointed scalloped edge. I added a computer generated sentiment, a hand cut bat and a little bottle and bird cage fussy cut from a Graphic 45 paper from the Rare Oddities 8" pad. I finished the front with some purple pearls.


This image is on the inside of the front panel. I added more little images from the G45 papers.


This image is on the outside of the right hand card flap. I've added more little images, including the bat, and a hand cut black cat.


This image is inside the right hand flap. Again, the G45 images and a hand cut bat.


Inside the card I created the text panel with what I thought was a funny explanation for the four witches all studying their spell books. I added more fussy cut G45 images and a couple of bats.

There are lots of wonderful witch images, plus lots more, on the Conjurer of Dreams website to choose your Halloween images from.

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog where you can see the wonderful projects and cards created by our talented team using Conjurer of Dreams images.
Grab some inspiration while you're there and enter your "Anything Goes" creations in this month's challenge.

I have entered this in the following challenges:

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Friday, 5 September 2025

Creative Artiste #119 September 2025

School is back in session.  Just the weekend to get though and then normal routine will be restored. 

Meanwhile ....

 ....Welcome to a new challenge at

Creative Artiste is a monthly challenge blog for everyone who likes to mix their media. So, as long as you like to use various mediums on your creations, we'd love to see you enter the challenge.
A big Thank You to everyone who entered the challenge last month. Your projects were all wonderful and our winners have been announced on the blog.
Our theme is always
"Anything Mixed Media Goes"
We have opportunities to be a Guest Designer for all our winners.

I made this second Dragon Box for my wonderful friend Pam, who put up our family when we visited the US over the summer. We had the most fabulous time that went by all too fast.

The wooden box is 7"x 4" (18cm x 10cm)


1. I started by removing the metal hardware and then passing texture paste though AALL & Create stencil #48
2. Once that was all dry, I painted the box creating an ombre effect using Prima Art Alchemy acrylic paints in Emerald Green and Mermaid Teal.
3. I painted the inside of the box with DecoArt Metallic acrylic paint in Peacock Pearl.
4.To finish the box I reattached the hardware and rubbed some Pebeo Silver Gilding Wax on the box and metal work.



1. I painted the white resin dragon with a mix of DecoArt acrylics and a Distress paint in turquoise colours. I used a black Posca pen to define the eyes, nostrils and claws.
2. I fixed the dragon to the box with Prima 3D Matt Gel and gave it a silver Celtic Cross to guard.
3. I tucked some pearls and gems behind the dragon with the Matt Gel.
4. I finished the box with more gems and pearls around the front of the dragon.

Now it's your turn to have fun and create your mixed media projects. You can enter our challenge as many times as you like. A full list of the rules is on the challenge blog. For more inspiration please visit the Creative Artiste Challenge Blog to see the fabulous mixed media projects created by our multi talented team.
Remember to have fun crafting and enter your "Anything Mixed Media Goes" creations in our 
September challenge. 

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Monday, 1 September 2025

Crafts Galore Encore September 2025

Back to school this week. The 6 week holiday seems to have flown by. That could be, in part, because we took the two oldest grandchildren to the US for a few weeks. Relaxing with wonderful friends and then hustling around Disneyworld. Everyone had a fabulous time but now it's back to business ....

.... there is a new challenge starting today at

Thank you to everyone who joined in with last month's challenge. The winners have been announced on the challenge blog. This is a month long challenge and you can enter up to three times. There is a full list of rules on the challenge blog.


Our theme every month is the popular
"Anything Goes"
and our sponsor this month is:


who are offering a prize of 3 digi images to our lucky winner.

I have made an 8"x 8" birthday card.

I started with the layers of black  and brown card. The pale blue top card is one I've had in my craft room stash for years. 
I stamped the sentiment directly on the blue card.


I chose this pretty image to work with. I can't find her in the shop but there are so many other equally pretty digi images in the shop for you to choose from.
I coloured her with my Copics and mounted her on black card.


The stone wall in the image made me think of the bridges across the Seine in Paris so I die cut the Eiffel Tower  and the Fleur de Lys as embellishments. I cut them in both black and brown card to give a shadow effect. They are both from an old Tim Holtz Alterations Sizzix set.


I finished the card by wrapping  some ribbon around the card layers and adding a few flowers and a bow.

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog where you can see the wonderful projects and cards created by our talented team using Cute Bee Digis images.
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Friday, 1 August 2025

Creative Artiste #118 August 2025

 This is my second post today. Please scroll down for my Crafts Galore Encore post for the August challenge where I have a cute card to show you.


 Welcome to a new challenge at

Creative Artiste is a monthly challenge blog for everyone who likes to mix their media. So, as long as you like to use various mediums on your creations, we'd love to see you enter the challenge.
A big Thank You to everyone who entered the challenge last month. Your projects were all wonderful and our winners have been announced on the blog.
Our theme is always
"Anything Mixed Media Goes"
We have opportunities to be a Guest Designer for all our winners.


I created a tag cut from thick greyboard. It measure 6"x 4" (15x10cms) and I primed it with a coat of white gesso.

I started by sticking some ripped music paper down. I then used a palette knife to add a thick coat of white acrylic paint over the surface to give the tag some texture. Before that was fully dry, I wiped random areas away with a damp cloth.


I then stamped some little birds and added some areas of a thinner layer of orange acrylic. I added some turquoise acrylic paint over most of the tag, and, before these top two layers of paint could dry properly, I wiped areas of them away with a damp cloth to reveal patches of the music paper, the birds and the texture from the thick layer of white acrylic.


For some interest, I stuck down  a piece of die-cut harlequin card and a
 bird and rust treated cage. I finished with some ribbon at the top.


Now it's your turn to have fun and create your mixed media projects. You can enter our challenge as many times as you like. A full list of the rules is on the challenge blog. For more inspiration please visit the Creative Artiste Challenge Blog to see the fabulous mixed media projects created by our multi talented team.
Remember to have fun crafting and enter your "Anything Mixed Media Goes" creations in our 
August challenge. 

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Crafts Galore Encore August 2025

 

School summer holidays have officially begun and it rained all day for the first day! Hopefully the weather will brighten up or else it could be a very long break from school. For now, I need to look for some indoor activities.

Meanwhile .....

.... there is a new challenge starting today at

Thank you to everyone who joined in with last month's challenge. The winners have been announced on the challenge blog. This is a month long challenge and you can enter up to three times. There is a full list of rules on the challenge blog.

Our theme every month is the popular
"Anything Goes"
and our sponsor this month is:

who are offering a prize of two digi stamps to our lucky winner.


I have made a charming A5 size birthday card to show this month.

I used a dark blue pearlised card from my stash for the matting layers on this card and a lovely old Craftwork Cards paper from their Venetian collection that I found in my stash.
I printed the sentiment and cut it out as a strip to go across the front of the card.


I used the super cute Little Birdie image and coloured it with my Copics. I die cut a scalloped circle to matt the image onto.


I decorated some die-cut feathers with Frantage and embossing powder and finished the card with a bow and some Card Candy that came with the paper set.

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog where you can see the wonderful projects and cards created by our talented team using All Dressed Up images.
Grab some inspiration while you're there and enter your "Anything Goes" creations in this month's challenge.

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Friday, 4 July 2025

Creative Artiste #117 July 2025

Even though we are now into July and most of the UK is enjoying a sunny heatwave, I'm still getting rained on doing the school run....

  ....Welcome to a new challenge at

Creative Artiste is a monthly challenge blog for everyone who likes to mix their media. So, as long as you like to use various mediums on your creations, we'd love to see you enter the challenge.
A big Thank You to everyone who entered the challenge last month. Your projects were all wonderful and our winners have been announced on the blog.
Our theme is always
"Anything Mixed Media Goes"
We have opportunities to be a Guest Designer for all our winners.



We were blessed last month with another beautiful granddaughter. I have decorated a canvas to go in her nursery. The canvas is 12"x 9" (30 x 23 cms).


1. I started by giving the canvas a coat of white gesso and when that was dry, I used a Tim Holtz stencil with some dark blue Memento ink to create a pattern of stars.
2. I chose a mix of chalk paints and acrylics in pastel colours to paint the canvas in random patches.
3. I stamped the word Dream using an old Bee Crafty stamp and the same blue Memento ink.
4. Once the stamp had dried, I dry brushed white gesso over the canvas to mute the colours and blend the patches of colour.


1. I bought the dream catcher from Samantha K Crafts. The MDF dream catcher came in a set with two other dream catchers.
2. I gave the dream catcher a coat of white gesso.
3. I then used the same 3 paints as on the canvas to paint the dream catcher.
4. I used Versamark and Utee to heat emboss the dream catcher to brighten the colours and give it a nice shine.


I used some Stampendous embossing powders to cover and decorate the canvas. 


One of the embossing powders is Shabby Blue Frantage which has a very fine shiny blue powder. It has given the canvas a lovely shimmer.


I heat embossed a selection of small metal elements in gold. Once the catcher was glued onto the canvas with Prima 3D Matt gel, I added the gold decorations.


Now it's your turn to have fun and create your mixed media projects. You can enter our challenge as many times as you like. A full list of the rules is on the challenge blog. For more inspiration please visit the Creative Artiste Challenge Blog to see the fabulous mixed media projects created by our multi talented team.
Remember to have fun crafting and enter your "Anything Mixed Media Goes" creations in our 
July challenge. 

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Tuesday, 1 July 2025

Crafts Galore Encore July 2025

 It's still a mixed bag of changeable weather here in our little corner of Wales. So while the rest of the UK basks in a heatwave, I wasn't expecting to be dashing out in between rain showers in my coat at the end of June. Hopefully it will settle into some nice sunny days for summer soon.

Meanwhile .....

.... there is a new challenge starting today at

Thank you to everyone who joined in with last month's challenge. The winners have been announced on the challenge blog. This is a month long challenge and you can enter up to three times. There is a full list of rules on the challenge blog.

Our theme every month is the popular
"Anything Goes"
and our sponsor this month is:

who are offering a $10 (Canadian) voucher for their store to the lucky winner.


I have made an 8"x 8" card to use for a special someone's birthday.

I didn't have any card that matched the pretty papers I wanted to use so I cut the matting layers from plain white card and used one of my Copics to colour the edges.
On the base layer, I used an old LOTV Nitwit paper from their Promises 8"x 8"collection. I also made a panel to add to the front before sticking down a length of large ric-rac.



I used the "I love you this much" image and coloured it with my Copics. I also printed off one of the sentiments that come with the image and cut it out for a banner.
The image I used comes with three sentiments and also is available as a pre-coloured set of six images.


I finished the card with some beautiful paper flowers from Prima.

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog where you can see the wonderful projects and cards created by our talented team using Fred She Said images.
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Friday, 6 June 2025

Creative Artiste #116 June 2025

June already? I've no idea where the first half of this year went. I'm pretty sure the weather has been caught out too as we've had mostly April showers for the past week. I'm hoping  we get some summer weather soon.


Meanwhile ....

  ....Welcome to a new challenge at

Creative Artiste is a monthly challenge blog for everyone who likes to mix their media. So, as long as you like to use various mediums on your creations, we'd love to see you enter the challenge.
A big Thank You to everyone who entered the challenge last month. Your projects were all wonderful and our winners have been announced on the blog.
Our theme is always
"Anything Mixed Media Goes"
We have opportunities to be a Guest Designer for all our winners.



I have made an 8"x 8" (20 x 20 cm) canvas based on an idea I've had for a while.  I started by covering the canvas with black gesso. Once dry I added some hexagons with texture paste and a stencil. I then glued scraps of lace and added touches of silver acrylic paint.


I cut some hexagons from thick greyboard and triple heat embossed them. Once cooled and set I fixed them onto the canvas with Prima's 3D Matt Gel.
I then covered most of the canvas with a mixture of Prima Artstones, some metal nuts and scraps of cotton.


Once everything was dry I painted most of the small elements with silver acrylic and added some splats of the paint to finish.


Now it's your turn to have fun and create your mixed media projects. You can enter our challenge as many times as you like. A full list of the rules is on the challenge blog. For more inspiration please visit the Creative Artiste Challenge Blog to see the fabulous mixed media projects created by our multi talented team.
Remember to have fun crafting and enter your "Anything Mixed Media Goes" creations in our 
June challenge. 

I have entered this project in the following challenges:


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Sunday, 1 June 2025

Crafts Galore Encore June 2025


There is a new challenge starting today at

Thank you to everyone who joined in with last month's challenge. The winners have been announced on the challenge blog. This is a month long challenge and you can enter up to three times. There is a full list of rules on the challenge blog.

Our theme every month is the popular
"Anything Goes"
and our sponsor this month is:

who are offering a prize of 3 digi images to our lucky winner.


I have made a simple A5 Happy Birthday card to show you.

I used gold mirri card to cover the base and matted it with a yellow textured card from Papermania.
I created two narrow panels with red card and gold mirri as a sort of frame for the image panel.


I chose to use the Poppy Fairy image and I coloured her with my Copics.
I then matted her onto gold mirri card.


I created a poppy embellishment by cutting two petal shapes from red card and adding a die-cut black centre.


I finished the card with a computer printed sentiment and some red gems.

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog where you can see the wonderful projects and cards created by our talented team using Moondrea Designs images.
Grab some inspiration while you're there and enter your "Anything Goes" creations in this month's challenge.

I have entered this in the following challenges:

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Friday, 2 May 2025

Creative Artiste #115 May 2025

 ....Welcome to a new challenge at

Creative Artiste is a monthly challenge blog for everyone who likes to mix their media. So, as long as you like to use various mediums on your creations, we'd love to see you enter the challenge.
A big Thank You to everyone who entered the challenge last month. Your projects were all wonderful and our winners have been announced on the blog.
Our theme is always
"Anything Mixed Media Goes"
We have opportunities to be a Guest Designer for all our winners.


I have used some pieces of thick board to create a multi layered project with some products left over from a recent craft weekend.

I've used some thick laminated board for the base and layers. The base board measures 12"x 7.5" (30 x 19 cm).


1-3. I used Cadence gold Relief Paste through a sunflower stencil to cover the base and left it to dry. 
4. I then used a mix of DecoArt acrylics and water to add colour to the base.


1. I cut up more board for the layers.
2. I designed and printed a paper using images from Art House Whimsy. I took a  paper from Shabby Neutrals Collage Collection and overlaid some PNG flowers from the Muted Elegance Autumn Flowers collection.
3. I glued the images to the boards with soft matt gel. 
4. I dabbed some gold Cadence Relief Paste on the images with the side of my palette knife.



1. All the elements, apart from the wooden gears, string and the two large metal flowers, were leftover from the craft weekend in January with Finnabair.
2. I cut up the business card from Finnabair and added some of the smallest elements to the metal flower dish.
 3. is a badge with a fabulous sentiment.
4. I used Prima gold gilding wax as a highlighter on the metal pieces to finish.

Now it's your turn to have fun and create your mixed media projects. You can enter our challenge as many times as you like. A full list of the rules is on the challenge blog. For more inspiration please visit the Creative Artiste Challenge Blog to see the fabulous mixed media projects created by our multi talented team.
Remember to have fun crafting and enter your "Anything Mixed Media Goes" creations in our 
May challenge. 

I have entered this project in the following challenges:
https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/05/miucb-77-anything-goes-optional-paper.html
https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/ltccb-86-anything-goes-ltccb-85-winner.html
https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2025/05/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html
https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/04/classic-design-challenge-04-2025-aprmay.html

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Thursday, 1 May 2025

Crafts Galore Encore May 2025

Welcome to May! It's starting off with some glorious weather. Of course, the children have just gone back to school after their Easter break. They will have to wait until the weekend to make the most of the sunshine.

Meanwhile .....

.... there is a new challenge starting today at

Thank you to everyone who joined in with last month's challenge. The winners have been announced on the challenge blog. This is a month long challenge and you can enter up to three times. There is a full list of rules on the challenge blog.

Our theme every month is the popular
"Anything Goes"
and our sponsor this month is:

who are offering 2 sets of images to our lucky winner.


I have made a card with a different fold so I could display as many of these beautiful papers as I could on one card. 

I started by putting a narrow fold in the front of an 8"x 8" (20 cm) card blank. The card can now be displayed as a sideways easel card.


I've used the Soft Beauty set of papers. There are four wonderful panel papers in the set. I matted the papers on blue card and arranged the panels to cover the card blank. I added blue gems to the edge of the right hand panel to act as a stopper for the easel.


One of the papers features the beautiful woman. I matted her, and the computer generated sentiment, on a lighter blue card.


I printed some of the flowers and cut them out so I could use them as embellishments. They are the flowers mounted on the bottom of this panel and above the focal point panel.


The card can fold flat for postage.

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog where you can see the wonderful projects and cards created by our talented team using Conjurer of Dreams images.
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